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Mechanical Engineer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what mechanical engineers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most mechanical engineers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Mechanical engineer with experience taking mechanical components and assemblies from concept through to production support. Comfortable running FEA and CFD simulations, selecting materials and tolerances, and working alongside manufacturing and quality teams to get designs from CAD to the factory floor.
Key skills
- Engineering design and analysis
- 3D CAD modelling and technical drawing
- Finite element analysis (FEA) and CFD simulation
- Material selection and tolerancing
- Project engineering and delivery
- Data analysis and reporting
- SolidWorks
- CATIA
- ANSYS
- AutoCAD
- MATLAB
Experience: example bullet points
- Developed 3D CAD models and technical drawings for mechanical assemblies, maintaining consistent tolerancing across a multi-part product range
- Ran FEA and CFD simulations to validate design changes before prototyping, reducing the number of physical test iterations required
- Selected materials and manufacturing processes for new components, balancing cost, tolerance and supplier lead time constraints
- Worked with manufacturing and quality teams to resolve production issues on the factory floor, cutting rework on a recurring fault
- Presented design and test findings to cross-functional stakeholders, translating technical detail into decisions product and quality teams could act on
Education
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), accredited by Engineers Australia, with many practitioners pursuing postgraduate study or Chartered (CPEng) status as their career develops.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Engineers Australia
- CPEng
- Chartered engineer
- CAD
- FEA
- CFD
- SolidWorks
- CATIA
- ANSYS
- AutoCAD
- MATLAB
- GD&T
- AS/NZS standards
- ISO 9001
- tolerancing
- root cause analysis
- WHS
- NATA-accredited testing
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.